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Keychron K17 Pro vs Keydous NJ98

Get the Keydous NJ98 for the 8,000 mAh battery.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Keychron K17 Pro

Keydous NJ98

  • Layout size

    96%

    98%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Battery

    2,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    Aluminum, Brass, Steel

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K17 Pro
  • Keydous NJ98
Performance
84
51
Build quality
82
77
Productivity
87
83
Customizability
91
85
Portability
54
65

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Keycaps: PBT
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron K17 Pro

5.0

2 owner reviews

Praise
“I love this keyboard. It works very well with my setup. The key switches and the knob are perfect. My only feedback is that I wish there was a southpaw version of this keyboard. As a person working with numbers and creativity, the K17 Pro Southpaw version…”
Nora V.· via Keychron

Keydous NJ98

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron K17 Pro vs Keydous NJ98 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

14 of 27 specs differ

Keychron K17 Pro

Keydous NJ98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
—

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

2,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

679 g
1,400 g

Dimensions

19 x 120 x 387 mm
40 x 138 x 403 mm

Typing angle

2°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $69Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $119Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
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Keydous NJ982 stores
  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $109Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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    ~$109Visit

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